with that state's republican governor chris christie. who has been a staunch critic of the president. all this coming just six days before the presidential election. so for the president this is, of course, admirable in a crisis, you put politics aside. and we applaud him for doing so. but it also begs the question, where is the leadership on this crisis, our debt, and deficit, and it's one that could have deeper consequences and longer term. 16 trillion dollars and counting, adding more than $1 trillion in debt every year. it's a very different kind of storm, no doubt. but it is one that we can easily see coming. we know the damage it will do, and yet nothing is being done, no leadership. now, washington has a problem. sandy has proven that they actually can work together. wouldn't it be refreshing if they did so to prevent a disaster instead of only coming together after disaster strikes? that will do it for us today, before we go, take a look at the day on wall street. the market was strong today on the upside. the dow up 136 points,